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Limited ExploitationCVE-2022-33198Public Exploit

Accordions (WordPress plugin) - Missing Authorization (CVE-2022-33198)

PublishedJul 21, 2022
First SeenJan 12, 2026
Last Seen
Reported
CVSS9.8
Biplob Adhikari
Biplob AdhikariAccordions (WordPress plugin)
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Description

Unauthenticated WordPress Options Change vulnerability in Biplob Adhikari's Accordions plugin <= 2.0.2 at WordPress.

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CVE-2022-33198 is a critical vulnerability in the Accordions WordPress plugin by Biplob Adhikari, allowing unauthenticated attackers to change WordPress options remotely. This flaw could be exploited to compromise site configuration, potentially leading to privilege escalation, data loss, or full site takeover.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 10th of December 2025.

CrowdSec has not observed any significant exploitation activity targeting CVE-2022-33198 across its network. As a result, no community-driven trend analysis is available for this vulnerability at this time.

Attackers exploit unauthenticated POST requests to /wp-json/oxiaccordionsultimate/v1/oxi_settings to update plugin settings, allowing them to modify site options without authentication.

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EventDate
CVE Published2022-07-21
Rule Released2025-12-10
CrowdSec First Seen2025-12-18

Related Weaknesses

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.

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